Aki Schmidt

Alfred "Aki" Schmidt (5 September 1935 – 11 November 2016) was a German football player and manager.

For other people with the same name, see Alfred Schmidt (disambiguation).

Aki Schmidt
Aki Schmidt in 2005
Personal information
Full name Alfred Schmidt
Date of birth (1935-09-05)5 September 1935
Place of birth Dortmund, Germany
Date of death 11 November 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 81)
Place of death Dortmund, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1968 Borussia Dortmund 163 (67)
International career
1957–1964 West Germany 25 (8)
Managerial career
1968–1970 SSV Jahn Regensburg
1970–1971 Kickers Offenbach
1971–1972 Preußen Münster
1972–1974 FK Pirmasens
1975–1976 SSV Jahn Regensburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Schmidt played as attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund from 1956 to 1968, winning the German Cup in 1965 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966. In total, he played for Dortmund 276 times, scoring 67 times.[1]

He played for the Germany national football team 25 times between 1957 and 1964[2] and was a member of the team that finished fourth at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.[3]

Schmit was manager of Kickers Offenbach between 1970 and 1971, winning the DFB-Pokal in 1970.

Until his death, he served as the fan correspondent of Borussia Dortmund.

Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund

Managerial
Kickers Offenbach

References
  1. "Aki Schmidt" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (1 December 2016). "Alfred 'Aki' Schmidt – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. "Alfred Schmidt" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
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